Chords of: Back to the Start by: Michael Schulte. (C#m, A, F#m, D) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Back to the Start” by Michael Schulte is in D Major and runs at about 130 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 117 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m, A, F#m, D.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 3:22 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → A → F#m → D → A → E → F#m → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 0:48 | 24% |
| F#m | 0:45 | 22% |
| E | 0:35 | 17% |
| D | 0:34 | 17% |
| D6 | 0:10 | 5% |
| E6 | 0:09 | 5% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:03 | 1% |
| F#m7 | 0:02 | 1% |
F#m – Bm7 – D7/F# – Am – E – B – Ebm7b5/Db – Bm7 – C#m – Dm – A – E – B – F#m – D – A – E – F#m – D – A – E – F#m – D – A – E – F#m – D – A – E – F#m – Dmaj7 – A – E – A/E – F#m – D – A – Em – F#m – D – A – E – F#m – D – A – E – F#m – D – …
